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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
metal digit ratio
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Aphrodisiac stain stage
  06/02/19
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Idiotic Thriller Resort
  06/04/19
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wonderful indigo yarmulke
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
charcoal coffee pot
  06/02/19
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Cracking Sex Offender
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
aquamarine mind-boggling meetinghouse
  06/04/19
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wonderful indigo yarmulke
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Cracking Sex Offender
  06/02/19
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dull weed whacker principal's office
  06/02/19
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Mildly autistic nursing home marketing idea
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
infuriating house
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Self-centered glittery step-uncle's house
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
charcoal coffee pot
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
Olive Appetizing Stead Jew
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
charcoal coffee pot
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Wine Really Tough Guy
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Self-centered glittery step-uncle's house
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Dun exhilarant main people
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
aquamarine mind-boggling meetinghouse
  06/04/19
Wtf
slippery sooty tanning salon
  06/04/19
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Transparent Bull Headed Forum Ape
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Titillating mint state
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
obsidian know-it-all gaping
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
Big carnelian mexican knife
  06/04/19
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As far as they will go but even farther
  12/24/25


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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: metal digit ratio

Very good source material and should have been 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38326854)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac stain stage

Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were making it out to be. Very entertaining though. Would give it a positive 169

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38326875)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:34 PM
Author: Idiotic Thriller Resort



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: wonderful indigo yarmulke



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: charcoal coffee pot

Margin Call was much better imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38326898)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Cracking Sex Offender



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: aquamarine mind-boggling meetinghouse

big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, like network news

margin call is literally on another level

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: wonderful indigo yarmulke



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Cracking Sex Offender

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38326907)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: dull weed whacker principal's office



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Mildly autistic nursing home marketing idea



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: infuriating house

I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'd agree in most other cases. I watched it with my wife and found it helpful. From what I remember, when a character broke the fourth wall, what typically followed was a vignette that explained the finance jargon that followed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38361797)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: Self-centered glittery step-uncle's house

I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were people who didn't read a single piece of journalism about how the crisis started

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38326930)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:31 PM
Author: charcoal coffee pot

Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs to 99% of the population

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38340327)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: Olive Appetizing Stead Jew

I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate level and greatly enjoyed the movie. They very skillfully navigated the line between oversimplification of the issues and going into esoteric details that are not that important.

The movie explicitly is just about a few bit players, not a comprehensive “what happened” of the Great Recession.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38340393)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: charcoal coffee pot

Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 years and really didnt get the hype. It wasn't because it was too dumbed down, it was because it was a forgettable movie



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38340406)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:28 PM
Author: Wine Really Tough Guy

tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very suspect:

"I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 years"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38340679)



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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: Self-centered glittery step-uncle's house

I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of the movie was just shit you would have known if you were paying attention.

And I mean, yeah, it is vaguely compelling that a few people figured it out ahead of time and made big bets and made out like bandits. That entire story just isn't something that is all that compelling over the course of of an entire movie though, especially when you have to sit through all the low IQ explanations.

Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room is a way better watch

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38341943)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Dun exhilarant main people

I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the financial aspects of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38340344)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: aquamarine mind-boggling meetinghouse

like doobs visiting cravath?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38340700)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: slippery sooty tanning salon

Wtf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38341200)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Transparent Bull Headed Forum Ape



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Titillating mint state

Many people are saying this!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38340446)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: obsidian know-it-all gaping

way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual story. same as moneyball.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38340689)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 11:17 PM
Author: Big carnelian mexican knife

Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to explain every little thing to the viewer. Vice did the same thing a bunch of times. Really cheapens the movie

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38341635)



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Date: December 24th, 2025 11:34 AM
Author: As far as they will go but even farther (🧐)



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